Gilbert Highet

Gilbert Arthur Highet
Photograph by Elliott Erwitt
Born(1906-06-22)June 22, 1906
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedJanuary 20, 1978(1978-01-20) (aged 71)
New York City, United States
NationalityScottish American
Occupation(s)Classicist, academic writer, intellectual critic, and literary historian
Spouse
Helen Clark Maclnnes
(m. 1932)

Gilbert Arthur Highet (/ˈhɪt/; June 22, 1906 – January 20, 1978) was a Scottish American classicist, academic writer, intellectual critic, and literary historian.